The problem is, a gas tax is very regressive, and hurts the economy overall. I know all of us poor and middle class are struggling and think things in the country have gone downhill, but the country overall has more money than it ever has in history. The problem is, all of that money is being funneled to a handful of…

*crickets*

That's easy: Political wet dream.

This must be THE ugliest race car ever made.

And just like that, the DeltaWing doesn't look so ugly anymore.

Nah, that's probably just some sort of messenger line. The ship would be secured fore and aft and they use small trains on rails on either side of the locks to actually move the ships.

True, but they were merely show pieces, basically relegated to what amounted to be support roles, and that extended service only served to prove to the navy how worthless, and costly (maintenance, and manpower) they really were.

Ok. And both of those are absolutely useless in today's warfare arena.

Manning is what doomed them. Too many sailors required.

Why? A modern Destroyer alone could completely demolish the old BB's in every way, with respect to modern naval warfare.

That's the dumbest thing I've heard this weekend!

He's vocal, driven and highly confident that's for sure. I don't really consider myself an RG fan but what he does with 1 car team and a minimal budget against the factory supported, wealthy, multi-car teams is amazing. He reminds me of a good old fashioned American Cowboy.

For some people that doesn't work. You can train it right the first time, but you need to send it back to school if it's not working as well. Typically that's when you get a new case or another change in habit.

Laia Sanz, riding Honda, became the first woman to crack the top 10 with a very consistent race.

It was a truly amazing edition, but I am little disappointed with the finish - victory number million for KTM (if it wasn't for the Salar de Uyuni Honda could've won), Peugeot failed miserably (although Sainz did climb up to 4th before his turbo failed, after which he crashed), Gordon was silent and Yamaha was nowhere…

True, but watching this in South America for the past 7 years makes me want that race to stay there. The people are just amazing and the scenery is more impressive than 70% of the stages in Africa.

Naw. Misinformation.

"While racing against factory teams with budgets reportedly as high as $100 million is daunting, one thing the Californian never lacks is confidence."

I'd guess that is Peugeot, or MINI's budget with 4+ cars.

Here are another two bikers, Nani Roma and the late great Fabrizio Meoni riding together during 2003 or 2004 Dakar Rally:

Am I the only one that would rather race Dakar on a bike? Sure the trucks/rally cars are bangin but I mean, Bikes. BIAAKS!

Dakar be cray.